Basic battle navigator training at Meke on Saturday July 7th, 10 AM Pirate Time

I have scheduled a sloop-only, cannons ineffective event at Meke on July 7th as an option for training basic battle navigation from my own experiences.

I would like any interested parties to sign up in this forum, this training is open to anyone in our flag, but if you know a hearty that would like some too, I'd be happy to consider it based on our own flag's attendance.

Please move a sloop of yours to Meke (or get access to a fellow crew-mates already there). I can chart to the island if you want to swabbie it, or even pillage out to Meke.

My plan is for each of us to take in our sloops with 3 swabbies on board, but if you want to put one or two hearties on you may. There isn't going to be any pay though and navigators are responsible for the rum and shot for your sloop.

I have scheduled the event for two rounds even though I expect it will only go one, folks can practice all they want amongst themselves or against me in the later round.

Topics to be covered in order:
1A. Navigator's control panel functions and basic moves, timing of moves
1B. Might ring basics, pillage settings
2. Wind currents and effects on ships, timing of currents and whirlpools
3. Whirlpool navigation, some simple one and two move steps to get in and out of the pools
4. Basic combat principle of 'crossing the enemies T', in other words how to anticipate where the enemy ship is so that you can shoot at it and he can't shoot at you.

I'd like each person that signs up to have skype up and running, and for me to be able to add them to the call on the day of the training.

If you want some preparation please check the following articles out on YPP:
http://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Battle_navigation
http://www.puzzlepirates.com/Seabattles.xhtml
http://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Whirlpool_tutorial
http://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Collision_mechanics

Also I use the Yohoho Puzzle Pirate Pillage Program to help me keep track of damage from shots, collisions, and hitting the edges and rocks to know when my or the enemy ship is maxed in damage. This third party tool is available at:
http://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Yohoho_Puzzle_Pirate_Pillage_Program

Silverstache and I also have a vessel data flat file that includes Fanchuans we can provide to you.